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 Telenor Interconnects with Net2Phone's IP Network
Leading carrier in Norway to offer carrier grade IP telephony
services
Newark, NJ -- September 10, 2001 - Net2Phone, Inc., (NASDAQ: NTOP),
the leading provider of voice and enhanced services over IP networks,
today announced that Telenor Global Services will use Net2Phone's
worldwide Voice over IP (VoIP) network to route international calls
to destinations throughout the world.
"With Net2Phone, Telenor can expand its impressive network
to further strengthen its reach to the carrier market,"
said Kenneth Helfer, Vice President of Net2Phone Carrier Sales.
"Telenor has consistently demonstrated a strong commitment
to the viability of the Internet beyond the web, and we are pleased
that they have chosen to use Net2Phone's services. We look forward
to a long relationship with the company."
"We are excited to work with Net2Phone to further enhance
our company's offerings to the wholesale carrier marketplace,"
said René Olsen, Sales Director of Telenor Global Services.
"This relationship is important to Telenor as Voice over
IP plays a significant role in the international wholesale market
of today."
Net2Phone's fully redundant carrier-grade gateways connect to legacy
telephony devices via T1, E1 or analog interfaces. By utilizing
Net2Phone's existing Least Cost Routing capabilities, Net2Phone
provides efficient toll quality audio, and can terminate calls to
anywhere in the world.
Telenor Global Services AS provides international wholesale services
to telecom operators and mobile operators throughout the world.
TGS offers a broad portfolio of services including international
voice termination, broadband capacity and GRX solutions. The company
had a turnover of almost NOK 1.9 billion (US$ 220 million) last
year. TGS is a part of the the Telenor group.
Telenor ASA is an international provider of high quality telecommunications,
data and media communication services, with a particularly strong
focus on mobile, Internet and broadband services. Headquartered
in Oslo, Norway, the company is present in over 30 countries, with
revenues of NOK 37.6 billion (US$4.3 billion) in 2000. Internationally,
Telenor continues to target investments within mobile, Internet,
TV-distribution and satellite communications, constantly providing
its worldwide customers with leading-edge solutions at competitive
prices. Telenor ASA is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (TEL) and
Nasdaq in New York (TELN).
ABOUT NET2PHONE
Founded in 1995, Net2Phone is a leading provider of voice and enhanced
services over IP networks to consumers, businesses and carriers
worldwide. With millions of users around the world, Net2Phone enables
toll-quality calls between computers, telephones, and broadband
devices utilizing IP networks. Recognized as the first company to
bridge the Internet with the public switched telephone network,
Net2Phone has routed more than 1.5 billion minutes of traffic over
its award-winning network. Traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol
NTOP, Net2Phone's strategic partners and investors include AT&T,
America Online, and Yahoo!. Net2Phone also offers enhanced hosted
service solutions, including voice recognition, for businesses around
the world. For more information about Net2Phone's products and services,
please visit www.net2phone.com.
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